Henry David Thoreau quote: Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them ...

Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?

~ Henry David Thoreau ~

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